Bainbridge Conversation
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Garden tour celebrates 20th bloom
Higher hurdle for artificial turf
Judge tosses Bainbridge pool molestation case
City Hall's revolving door
Suing to hear
Police blotter: Drunken boater, street dancer and car pusher
Potty bombers heading to court
Bloedel honored for 'garden excellence'
Island earns first red tide closure of the year
Island swimmer reaches Olympic dreams
Crops for commuters
Another of the city's senior managers resigns
City halts sand pit operation
Police blotter: Driveby water ballooning, toilet bombings
Peekaboo
Two resign from city affordable housing group
Council takes first step into Streetscape.
Sawatdy cooks up 'vivid, succulent' Thai food
Kitsap Sun: Paint pranks crossed the line
Marshall: Sine makrs need spel chek
Brazen 'Paint Night' strike against Bainbridge police
Has 'Paint Night' gone too far?
Program helps BI 'green' cleaning biz
The island's wine flood
Police blotter: beer-scented mouthwash?
Sewer contamination may cost city millions to fix
Bainbridge moves towards Salatin's local foods goal
Comment on comments
Cutting capital projects
Police Blotter: Look dude, no hands!
David Guterson's new novel is no "Into the Wild"
T&C on the TV
Sagging enrollment forces teacher cuts
Rockaway gets repairs
Waterfront Park's future
"Fix Winslow Way's sewer pipes. Period."
Police blotter: Pot-laced lollypops?
Dave's Farmtopian Vision
BI vaulter takes fourth in state
Pedal-powered procession
Winslow Way contract withdrawn
Police blotter: 'Nice day' yeller gets busted
Doughnut throwers go national
BGI earns green biz award
Food, water, shelter
Money woes stagger Winslow Way project
Biking to work and school
Liveaboards weather another legal storm
Police blotter: "bouncing powdered sugar mini donuts"
Judge blocks view of police investigations
Cyclist died of heart attack
BPA's walk through "The Secret Garden"
Condo dwellers halt Harbour Pub's plans
Cyclist found dead on the road
Bush grants memorial park status
Rolfes gets a Republican challenger
Is the enemy us?
The public's plea to be nice at public meetings
Hunting for Democrats on Bainbridge
The final push to help Yeomalt cabin
Ride of Silence on May 21
'No child left inside' at IslandWood
Police blotter: bad week for utility poles and runaways
Internment survivors may not see finished memorial
Former councilman wants more action, less planning
An island of shipbuilders
Bainbridge = bike friendly
Winslow Way manager takes new deputy planning post
BI's vaulting revivalist
Importing labor after the quake
Winslow Way needs more study
Worker injured at ferry yard
Stalking and pit-bull stealing
Memorial bill headed to Oval Office
Water debate looks murky
Higher bus fares, fewer buses
Police blotter: Dad calls cops on studious son
Survey says....
Winslow Way 'switcheroo'
Planning director resigns
Police blotter: Don't drink and drive your 'moticle'
Bainbridge man killed, child injured on 305
Streetscapers are islanders too
Tougher regs for bulkheads, docks
Projects on the chopping block
Burglars arrested
Quay keels over
Police blotter: NASCAR-style ram racing
Bellingham gets housing lessons from B.I.
Strong showing of islanders at Green Fest
Pain-free tax filing
Memorial gets Senate approval
Bathroom saga comes to a close
Noxious weeds for sale
Crash victim released
Serenity House likely to close
Hit-and-run sends cyclist to hospital
Shotgun downs island eagle
A leaf-blower in the forest?
Police blotter: House hunter ready to "kill"
LA Times: Ferries get 'corporate injection'
Solar-powered trash can
City revenues take a dive
Catching rain
Bainbridge pool molestation
The straight poop on BI beaches
Police blotter: mystery boat drifts back to BI
Islander named new city administrator
Ghanaian sailors on Bainbridge
Cold feet on Winslow Way overhaul
Hit the lights
Schools get new deputy chief
The five-minute island check-up
Ferry chief "juggles the puzzle"
Police blotter: drunken crash-up derby, boulder blockade
Toxic logs get the ax at Bainbridge park
Ferry chief comes to Bainbridge
Pollution fines fund beach restorations
Thistle. It's what's for dinner
Police blotter: two high speed chases rip through the island
A city without a mayor?
War hero, political leader dies
The council runs on time
Simplified land use code on its way
The Island's Iron Man
Former BI preacher re-sentenced for murder
Last week's news...Today!
Police blotter: an officer gets shoved, graves get tipped
Spartan Girls Get "Thrashing of Record Proportions"
BI Playwright in Seattle Festival
BI Chamber hires Waldo
Police blotter: house party ends in lawncare bribe
Sakai and Woodward get new principals
Island authors grace bestsellers lists
It's not that we don't like you....
BITV's City Hall coverage salvaged
Council notes: BITV gets boost and polling proceeds
Firefighters get big bucks from feds
Polls for goals
BITV goes before City Council
Police blotter: drunken towing, drunken chowing
Paper or plastic? BI says 'polypropylene'
Legend has it there was a BI food co-op
Island marimba band heading to Nicaragua
100-foot buffers on beaches?
Chills and Hills this Sunday
City seeks input on marine protections
Grab a stall at the farmers market
Police blotter
Council boosts public art funding
Inslee in the VP rumor mill
Council trims mayor's spending authority
BITV may pull the plug on City Hall
Boat Fire on Eagle Harbor
City Council Meeting Notes
City Administrator Hopefuls on Display
Police Blotter
Islanders flock for Barack
So Long, For Now
Trail Work Party Saturday
Museum Director Stepping Down
Bainbridge Braces for the Year of the Rat
Obituary: Jack Klamm
Obituary: Robert Porter
Bainbridge Beaches to be Searched for Bacteria Hot Spots
Bainbridge Island's Soundscape Players Chamber Series Shuts Down
Snow This Weekend?
Bainbridge Island's Claire Hosterman Announced Amy Award Winner
American Legion Post Announces Town Hall Meeting
Good Friday to You: State Parks Honor Hyla Students
A New Congeniality at Bainbridge City Hall
Councilman Attempts to Stop Funds for Winslow Way Rebuild
Good Thursday to You
BLOGGING LIVE FROM BAINBRIDGE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Signing off
Bainbridge Man Suspected in Another Arson
Police Blotter
Mountaineer Legend Ed Viesturs Headliner at Healthy Living Expo
IslandWood Makes Final Campaign Push
Winslow Adds Yet Another Art Gallery
Report Urges City to Get Going on Affordable Housing
Spotlight On Nonprofits | Return To Creativity
This Week (Starting Jan. 25)
Obituary: Vivian Quitslund
Obituary: Lila Williams
Obituary: James Costigan
Aging Deliberately With Liz Taylor: Finding Out About Low-Income Options
Sustainable Gardening With Ann Lovejoy: Best Pruning Gear is a Book
Good Wednesday to You
Community Briefs
Good Tuesday to You
Coming to Grips with a Lynching So Long Ago
At What Cost, Modernization of Waterfront Park
Police Blotter
Spotlight On Nonprofits | The Island School
New Island Restaurant Named for Woman of the House
Letter To The Editor: A Dozen Olsen Points
Letter to the Editor: Artificial-Turf Opponents No Less Worthy
Sustainable Gardening With Ann Lovejoy: This Catalog You Cannot Do Without
Good Monday to You
BLOGGING ALMOST LIVE FROM BAINBRIDGE CITY HALL .... SIGNING OFF
Smooth Sailing Forecast for Northwest Economy in '08
Good Wednesday to You
Good Tuesday to You
City Administrator will Leave Before Replacement Identified
Quay Still Under Negotiation
Business Owners Urged to Get Current on Licenses
Salish Sea Expeditions Hires New Education Director
Public Memorial Service Saturday for Longtime Firefighter
Good Monday to You
Columnist Becky Marshall: Dressed And Nowhere To Go
Good Monday to You
Obituaries: Marian Melim, Marie Kelsey, Martin Crowder
Community Briefs
Police Blotter
Good Friday to You
Rotary Names Students of the Month
Good Thursday to You
Sustainable Gardening With Ann Lovejoy: Royal Ideas for Deer Fencing
Questions Remain After Latest Island Development Approval
Bainbridge Community Again Helps Family In Need
A Makeover For Christmas, Outside and Within
Hotel Gets Corporate Recognition
This Week (Starting Dec. 21)
Sustainable Gardening With Ann Lovejoy: Feathered Visitors Enliven Back Yard
Letter To The Editor: Doesn't Get Any Better Than Sing-Along
Big BI Projects: When To Call For Public Votes Becomes the Discussion
Good Thursday to You
City Council Fails to Pass Capital Plan
BLOGGING LIVE FORM BAINBRIDGE CITY HALL: Signing off
Shuttling Up A Dream for Winslow
Update on a Couple of Issues
Quite an interesting morning ....
Good Wednesday to You
Police Blotter
Pediatrician Joins Winslow Clinic
Bainbridge Library Manager Retiring
Soccer Club Ends Successful Run
Good Tuesday to You
08 City Budget Appears Within Grasp
Good Monday to You
Too Few Young Students Alarm District Officials
BHS Field Replacement Could Victimize Spartan Football Home Games
Good Friday to You
Tightened City Debt Lid Keeps Popping Up
Good Thursday to You
BLOGGING LIVE FROM BAINBRIDGE CITY HALL: Signing off
Ann Lovejoy: Late, Tough Flowers
Amid Newspaper Industry Turmoil, Kitsap Sun to Cut Five Newsroom Jobs
Holiday Happenings
This Week (Starting Dec. 14)
Good Wednesday to You
Guest Column: Get Solid Advice Before Taking Down Trees
Letter To The Editor: Thanks From helpline House
Letter To The Editor: It's Not Too Late
Letter To The Editor: We're Losing Our Freedoms
Infrastructure Damage on Island Second Only to County
Police Blotter
Good Tuesday to You
Stopped at the Crossroads of Island Center
"Las Posadas" Comes to Bethany
An Explainer of "Las Posadas," Celebrated by Bethany Lutheran Church
Human rights Council Honors Bainbridge Couple
Woman Charged With Store Theft
Obituary: John Hura
Good Thursday to You
Seeking callers
Letter To The Editor: When Versions Of History Are Too Uplifting
Letter To The Editor: 'Bust' Or 'Thurst' For Bainbridge Island?
Letter To The Editor: Move The Shipyard
Letter To The Editor: Thanks From Knobloch
Becky Fox Marshall | Sewing Lessons Unraveled Before They Started
This Week (Starting Dec. 8)
Obituary: Catherine Lile
Obituary: May Nelson
Sustainable Gardening With Ann Lovejoy: On Taming The Holly, Ivy
Spotlight On Nonprofits | Field's End
Some Real Cards ... At Stephens House
Good Wednesday to You
Police Blotter
Good Tuesday to You
Mayor Makes Declaration of Emergency
Bainbridge Roads Closed, Trees Down, Many Areas Flooded
Good Monday to You
Body Found on Bainbridge Island
Body Found On South Bainbridge
Yeomalt Cabin Spirits Burn Warmly at Ground Breaking
Bainbridge Island to Bremerton: Hey, Whatever Floats Your Bike
Restoration of Historic Yeomalt Cabin to Begin
Letter to the Editor: Keep Eye Out for Calendars
Sustainable Gardening with Ann Lovejoy: Winter Containers Go Well Beyond Kale
This Week (Starting Nov. 30)
Letter to the Editor: Dispairing About Downtown
Good Friday to You
Island Fine-Tunes Comp Plan
Bainbridge Ferry Riders Sought for Survey
Affordable Housing Groups Ramp Up Quest to Save the Quay
Island Storm Drain Fees to Rise 29 percent
Late-Night Fire Hits Battle Point Home
Bainbridge Deputy Police Chief Not Injured FRIDAY FINAL
BLOGGING LIVE FROM BAINBRIDGE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Signing off
Missing Bainbridge Teen Girl Found
Good Wednesday to You
Search Under Way for Missing Bainbridge Teen Girl
Halls Hill Road Scenarios Presented
Letter To The Editor: More Constructive To Recognize Plans
Letter To The Editor: Shipyard Is Historical
Report: 'No Fatal Flaw' in School Impact Fees
Good Tuesday to You
1 Dead, Another Injured After Crash in Suquamish
Good Monday to You
Business Is Coming Along Nicely, In The Oven
Good Friday to You
Guest Column: Moving Toward Teamwork In A Time Of Change
Letter to the Editor: Maintenance Yard Wrongly Placed
Letter to the Editor: Strange Bedfellows Indeed
Letter to the Editor: Give Us Basic Government
This Week (Starting Nov. 23)
Good Wednesday to You
Good Tuesday to You
Proposed Cell-Phone Facility Gets Poor Reception
Midday Service Could Vanish On Bus Route 100
Good Monday to You
City Fine-Tunes Critical Areas Ordinance
Good Friday to You
City Feels The Heat To Save The Quay
Good Thursday to You
This Week (Starting Nov. 16)
Guest Column: Eat Local For Thanksgiving
Art Books Have Stories In The Making
Letter to the Editor: Strange Bedfellows Indeed
City Council: BLOGGING LIVE signing off
Good Wednesday to You
Sprinklers Douse Retirement Home Fire
Good Tuesday to You: South Kitsap Man Blasts At Stubborn Lug Nut, Escapes With Life
Letter to the Editor: Too Much Planned For Downtown
Police Blotter
Guest Column: Excessive Design Syndrome And How To Know If You Have It
High Wind Warning Canceled
High Wind Warning UPDATE
Out With The Old; In With The New Wyatt Village
Yeomalt Cabin Restoration Poised to Begin
City To Investigate High Bacteria Counts
Prosecutors File DUI Felony Charges Against Todd Duffner
Bainbridge House Fire Ruled Accidental
Bainbridge Council: A New Dawning, A New Tilt?
Bainbridge Conversation Columnist Jon Quitslund: An Open Letter To City Leaders On The Quay
Aging Deliberately: When Someone With Demential Resists Help
Island Sportsmen's Club To Rebuild Pistol Range, Add Archery Range
Good Friday to You
News Briefs: The Doctors Clinic To Open Dec. 3
Music Guild Looking For A Little Medieval Magic
Guest Column: Ambitious Homage To Saint Of Arts Sunday
Guest Column: Online Bainbridge Islander Returns to Cyberspace
This Week (Starting Nov. 9)
Letter to the Editor: Expect A Call From Bainbridge Schools Foundation
Former fisherman Joins Real-Estate Firm
Letter to the Editor: Thanks from Winston
Community Briefs
Letter to the Editor: Brackett Says Thanks
Good Thursday to You
New Election Tallies 4:30 p.m. Today
Parks, Fire Results
Water Study: The Straight Poop
Good Wednesday to You
Knobloch, Brackett, Franz, Peters Enjoy Wins
Police Blotter
Good Tuesday to You
No Cause Announced Yet in Island House Fire
Good Monday to You
Cause Of Early Morning House Fire Under Investigation SATURDAY FINAL WITH ID
Liveaboard Lawsuit Decision Expected Soon
City May Ask Property Owners to Pony Up on Winslow Way
Couple Who Lived With Wolves to Speak
Good Friday to You
Island Petition-Signers Demand Slowdown on Downtown
Guest Column: What Is To Be Gained?
Good Thursday to You
Letter to the Editor: Cross Knows How To Get The Job Done
Bainbridge Mayor Joins Climate Summit
Good Wednesday to You
Space Features in the Sky May Be Visible Tonight
Good Tuesday to You
Student Art Contest Slated
Nutcracker Tickets Now On Sale
Sustainable Gardening with Ann Lovejoy: What To Do About Those Shaggy Ferns
Spotlight on Nonprofits | Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Mitzel's Replacement Won't Open Until 2008
Letter to the Editor: Knobloch Provides Needed Leadership
Letter to the Editor: One Issue Not On The Ballot
Letter to the Editor: Here's How To Help Fire Victims
Police Blotter
Bainbridge Duo Brewing a Better Bean
City To Unveil Final Winslow Way Remake Design
Good Monday to You
Bainbridge Man, 24, Killed in Friday Night Motorcyle Crash
A Town Meeting Over Wild Coyotes
Alternative Radio's David Barsamian Speaks
Good Friday to You
Council Decides To Pay Attorney Fees
Second Deal Brings New Park For Bainbridge
Now For Kids, Fun And Friends At The Warehouse
Sustainable Gardening with Ann Lovejoy: Letting Raccoons Know It's Time To Go
Police Blotter
Good Thursday to You
BLOGGING LIVE FROM BAINBRIDGE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL, SIGNING OFF
Internment Lesson Dropped From BI Curriculum — For Now
Ferries Director Retiring After 34 Years
On The Ferry Yard Suit ...
Good Wednesday to You
Chapel To Replace Retiring Schools Superintendent Crawford
Sun Endorses Knobloch; No Recommendation in Winston/Brackett Contest
Bainbridge Island Battles State Over Ferry Yard EIS: EXPANDED STORY
Good Tuesday to You
Indecision, Intoxication Slow Weekend Ferries
Letter to the Editor: Waldo No Political Outsider
Letter to the Editor: Waldo Is The Choice
Letter to the Editor: Island Needs Winston
Letter to the Editor: Back To The Future
Letter to the Editor: Waldo Would Get Things Done
Letter to the Editor: Vote for Knobloch
Good Monday to You
One Million Spent On Ferry Yard OT
Letter to the Editor: Waldo Is Ray Of Hope
Good Friday to You
High Wind Watch Called Off; Wind Advisory Issued
Bainbridge Conversation Columnist Jon Quitslund: Shorelines Decision Calls On Acceptance From All Parties
Liz Taylor | Aging Deliberately
Guest Column: A Call For Town Meetings
Meet the Candidates
Bainbridge Parks, Fire Have Contested Races
Sun, Islander Owner Plans For Two Companies
Police Blotter
Letter to the Editor: Knobloch Deserves Our Vote
Letter to the Editor: Waldo is a Problem-Solver
Letter to the Editor: Landmine Group Makes Invitation
Letter to the Editor: Better Solutions Than a Garage
Letter to the Editor: Property Owners Would Benefit
Good Thursday to You
Sustainable Gardening by Ann Lovejoy: It's Fall Tidy Time
More On Jeff McKinstry Memorial Service
High Wind Watch Issued for Thursday
Good Wednesday to You
Son Accused in Father's Slaying to Undergo Evaluation
Good Tuesday to You
Waldo Top Money Leader in Bids For Bainbridge Council
Memorial Service for Jeff McKinstry Planned for Saturday
Victim of Kingston Homicide Was Longtime Bainbridge School Counselor MORE INFO
Good Friday to You
Supreme Court Tosses Out Bainbridge Shoreline Development Moratorium
House Donated to Wildlife Shelter Begins Perilous Move
Bainbridge Mayor Gets Emotional Over Angry Public Comment
Good Thursday to You
BLOGGING LIVE FROM THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL
It's Fire Prevention Week ...
Good Wednesday to You
Bainbridge Community Briefs
Letter to the Editor: It's All In The Design
Letter to the Editor: It's Time For Winston
Letter to the Editor: Vote For Winston
Letter to the Editor: I'll Stay on Bainbridge
Letter to the Editor: Solar Tour A Success
Guest Column: Another View on Winslow Way Funding
This Week (Starting Oct. 12)
Spotlight on Nonprofits | BI Downtown Association
Sales Slow, but Kitsap Real Estate Prices Continue to Boom
Gang, NKHS Attire Prompts Cancellation of Homecoming Assembly at Bainbridge High
Alliance Forms to Save the Quay
Good Friday to You
Police Blotter
This Week (Starting Oct. 5)
Sustainable Gardening: Planting a New Lawn
Bainbridge Resource Group | Funding Mechanism Needs Revisiting
Aging Deliberately: Acting Now Widens Eldercare Options
Good Thursday to You
Former Bainbridge Internee Dies
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the Shooting Coverage
Bigger Senior Center Now a Hot Issue
Good Wednesday to You
Good Tuesday to You
Senior Center the Loser in Mayor's Budget
Bainbridge Conversation Columnist Jon Quitslund: A Report From Saturday's Environmental Conference
Good Monday to You
BI Mayor's Authority to Settle Suits Goes Too Far for Some
Winslow Way Dig: Are you willing to pay?
Good Friday to You
Ann Lovejoy: Lerft Feeling Burnt After Handling Chiles
Community Briefs
This Week (Starting Sept. 28)
Guest Column: The Arts Mean Business
Police Blotter
Letter: Got My Glasses Back
Winslow Way Rebuild Project Switches to Fast Lane
Neighbors Object to Mayor's Role in Reconsideration of Subdivision
BLOGGING LIVE FROM BAINBRIDGE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL: SIGNING OFF
Good Wednesday to You
Survey Shows More Ferry Riders Taking Cars
New perimeter fence planned for BHS
Good Tuesday to You
Parents Told of Sex Offendar
Von Trapp to Visit
Good Monday to You: Meet The Fastest Gun in the West
Did You Hear The One About ...
This Weekend
Good Friday to You
Affordable-Housing Revamp Advised
Good Thursday to You
Police Blotter
Letter to the Editor: PTSD Affects Many in Mideast
Letter to the Editor: Cut Ferry Fares to Fill Seats
Guest Column: Makah Respect Nature, So Don't Punish The Tribe
Focus on Nonprofits: Salish Sea Expeditions
Community Briefs
Youth String Orchestra Starts Monday
Young Writer Published in National Magazine
This Week (Starting Sept. 21)
Good Wednesday to You
Rockefeller Hospitalized With Broken Pelvis After Fall From Ladder
Good Tuesday to You
Dr. Nancy Miggins: Backpack Safety Key to Child's Health
Aging Deliberately's Liz Taylor: How to Know When It’s Time to Move
Technology Puts New Spin on Bainbridge Museum's Historical Items
Draft EIS Weighs Consequences of Winslow Modernization
Good Friday to You
City Council Embraces People Projects, For Old and Young